Bake with abandon!
Burger Season Begins Early this year Since most of us are self-isolating and itching for fresh air, we’re firing up the grill a bit earlier this year. A version of the information below originally appeared in my column for Grand Magazine. Even if you don’t …
Maple SyRup Season March is traditionally maple syrup time. Canada, where I live, produces almost 85% of the world’s maple syrup. Few places on earth experience the warm days and freezing nights required to make the sap run — or drip, to be more precise. …
3-Ingredient Butterscotch Oaties Recipes are not always set in stone. Yes, baking is often more precise than cooking, but that doesn’t mean you can’t improvise. These Butterscotch Oaties are my desperate adaptation of Butterscotch Haystacks. I had the butterscotch chips and peanut butter on hand, …
I hear eggs and flour are hard to find right now, so how about a refreshing frozen treat for the weekend? This 3-Ingredient Raspberry-Mango Sorbet uses frozen fruit, which was well-stocked the last time I ventured to the grocery store. That was last week, but …
There are two types of people in this world. Soup people and non-soup people. Soup people will share their favourite recipes, ideas, and tips. Non-soup people will give you their portion. Either way, soup people win. I am a soup person. My husband is not. …
Easy Chocolate Buttercream Icing This is literally the icing on the cake. Yesterday, I shared a recipe for Egg-Free Depression-Era Chocolate Cake . This is the chocolatey buttercream topping. . There is no secret to making light, fluffy buttercream. Just beat the mixture for longer …
Friends have had trouble finding eggs in the grocery stores. Mom to the rescue – yet again! My mother was born in the height of the Great Depression. Eggs were scarce, as was butter, milk, and other perishables. A whole genre of dairy- and egg-free …
3-Ingredient Buttery Oatmeal Squares This recipe, more than any other, is tied to my siblings. Shortbread is Dad’s favourite. Mom whispers over my shoulder in almost every cookie recipe I create, but Buttery Oatmeal Squares? This was the recipe that conjures up memories of my …
Basic Granola with Variations I’ve been making granola since my university days. It was simple and affordable and endlessly flexible. I didn’t use a recipe. I just eyeballed it. This was before the Internet, when cookbooks were limited and recipes were scribbled by hand on …